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Yvonne Foong, 22, has neurofibromatosis type II, which has severely affected her sight and hearing due to tumours in the brain and spine. She is scheduled for an operation between 1 and 4 December 2009. The cost of surgery is USD44,000 or RM154,770, and the cost of staying in hospital for two weeks is USD915 or RM3219.
She has raised about RM10,000 of this and is hoping to raise the rest by republishing her book I’m Not Sick; I’m Just a Bit Unwell in English and Chinese. The books are now available in Malaysian bookshops and from her web site store. She is also selling T-shirts at bazaars and via her web site store. You can read about her surgery and donate to her fund here.
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You can also help by sending on this meme. If you do, please follow these meme rules:
1. Create a blog entry titled “Meme: Save Yvonne’s Sight”
2. List three things you love to see. Add in the picture of Yvonne’s book cover. The URL is http://www.yvonnefoong.com/images/banner/my-story.jpg
3. End with the line, “Yvonne Foong is in danger of losing her eyesight thanks to neurofibromatosis (NF). Please find out how you can help her by visiting her blog at http://www.yvonnefoong.com.
4. Tag 5 blog friends. Be sure to copy the rules, OK?
5. If you have a Facebook account, please check out Ellen’s new invention, a “feme” pronounced FEEM, a meme designed for Facebook here. And if you want to blog about NF, that would be great too!
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Three things I love to see:
- My dearest’s face each morning as I wake up.
- The looks of concentration and connection on the faces of my listeners when I read in public.
- The smile on a stranger’s face.
I guess the faces have it all. :)
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Bloggers I’m tagging are:
- Vern: The Kooky Jar
- imeau: A Stream of Moonlight
- Zewt: As Zewt As It Gets
- Allan Yap & Nigel A. Skelchy: Kampungkayell
- Jemima: Jemima’s Journal
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Yvonne Foong is in danger of losing her eyesight thanks to neurofibromatosis (NF). Please find out how you can help her by visiting her blog at http://www.yvonnefoong.com.
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Originally tagged by Kak Teh.
Kenny Mah believes in the good in people. He has been blogging for over ten years. No, his hands aren't tired. Yet.
Thanks Kenny!
You’re welcome, Kak Teh. Anything for a worthy cause. :)
hope ur friend gets the funds she needs for her operation. i’ll email this message too.
Thanks, mate! Keep spreading the word.
So good to know you are doing your bit to help !
We all need a little help , sometimes …
All of us need help from time to time, and it’s when this happens that we see the miracle that is the goodness of human nature. :)
hello kenny,
:) i have donated to Yvonne already. Also, I am still trying to find ways to help her fund obtained tax free exemption status.
Thanks, bro. I knew you’d be one of the first to offer a helping hand and to put your skills & knowledge to her fund. Kudos to you!
to be precise, the donation made to Yvonne was made quite some time ago :)
That counts too, bro! :)
and i just made 2 purchases… the white polo look nice.
will find a way to promote her sale this week.
Brilliant! Way to go, man! :D
Hi Kenny,
I’ve made a personal donation sometime back. I’ve also asked my personal friends to help Yvonne, in anyway they can.
Yvonne had personally written to me & thank me for my small gesture.
I will try & find it so that I can post it on my blog.
Will try my best to do it asap. You do know how much load I have to carry at present….
Thanks so much, Jemima. I do know how much load you carry and it’s great what you have already done. You don’t have to blog about it if you’re too busy. :)
My heart goes out to Yvonne. Will do what I can too and help pass the message.
Danke, Poh Chu.
This is heartbreaking
Aye, but good is coming out of this too. Human beings have incredible capacity to to good to one another.
good effort, bro!
i’ll get hold of the book when i get back to kl this weekend. hope it’s already available. :)
Thanks, mate. It is already in the bookstores, into the second printing already unless I’m mistaken. And do let’s catch up since you are in town, ya? Been forever since we hung out.
Yvonne is very fortunate to have friends like you supporting her. A very brave young girl.
She is simply the bravest.
i will look out for her book to read abt her journey/story.
Cool. :)
Yvonne is a wonderful person. I met her briefly during the Awards, I was helping out with the press conference that year. I’ll see what I can do…
She is, isn’t she? And you are a most wonderful person too, dear. Dontcha forget that. *hugs!*